Main Entry: 1tool
Pronunciation: tül
Function: noun1: a device (as a hammer, saw, knife, or wrench) used or worked by hand or by a machine2 a: something used in doing one's job as if it were a tool <a scholar's books are his tools> b: something that helps to gain an end <hard work is a tool for success>3: a person used by another : DUPEsynonym see IMPLEMENT